Abstract
This study examines purposes of code switching (CS) and how CS is used as a communicative strategy between Korean–English bilinguals. Data were collected through videotaping of conversations between a first-generation Korean–English bilingual adult and two Korean–English bilingual children. Qualitative data analysis indicated that CS could be brought about and shaped by the dynamics of the relationship of the speaker–addressee and by cultural features embedded in the Korean language. The analysis also posited that CS functions as a communicative strategy for facilitating family communication by lowering language barriers as well as by consolidating cultural identity. Results raise further awareness that CS is a versatile strategy to meet the complex communicative demands between or within generations of an immigrant family.
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